The Americas
The world’s major brewer has expanded its NAB portfolio. AB-InBev has bought the San Francisco-based organic energy drink maker Hiball, media reported on 21 July 2017.
The Americas
Love beer? And your nearby brewery? Celebrating local, independent breweries, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) unveiled on 19 July 2017 its inaugural 50-State Commercial Beer Clone Recipes Guide. The AHA compiled the list, which features recipes scaled down to five to ten gallon batches, after reaching out to breweries nationwide.
The Americas
In an effort to educate beer lovers about which beers are independently produced, the Brewers Association communicated in a press release on June 27, 2017 that it launched a new seal touting independent craft brewers.
The Americas
The former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV is under investigation after appearing “too intoxicated to take off” hours after a helicopter landed in an office park near St Louis, US media reported on 13 July 2017.
The Americas
Rather than spend big money on modernising its existing brewery in Montreal, Canada’s number two brewer Molson Coors has announced it will build a brand new brewery in the greater Montreal region, media reported on 5 July 2017.
The Americas
One of Austin’s first craft beer makers, Celis Brewery, is back again, serving its Belgian-style wit beer. What’s more, the brewery is staying in the family, under the command of founder Pierre Celis’ daughter, Christine. A grand opening was scheduled for 11 July 2017.
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The news that the internet retailer Amazon was to buy the supermarket chain Whole Foods and its 460+ stores for nearly USD 14 billion made big waves in June 2017.
The Americas
Club ties, school ties, even signet rings bearing a mark, crest, motif or symbol, are bog-standard insignia indicating membership in an exclusive club. They have been around like forever.
The Americas
As the scandal of AB-InBev secretly buying into RateBeer continues to spread, a statistician took a long hard look at how RateBeer arrives at its Brewer Rating. Guess what did he find? The statistics seem to be suspect.
The Americas
Brewers seem to believe that summer makes us feel nostalgic: that previous summers were always better than the one happening now. The memories are really fun to talk about. But now we can stop sharing memories. We can go and buy the real thing.

